Benton Goes Low At The Darius Rucker

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C – University of Arkansas senior Kaylee Benton fired a first round 69 and is tied for second place at the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate at Long Cove Club on Friday.

Benton opened her round with three consecutive birdies and picked up four in her first five holes. She would add two more birdies to remain under par with two rounds to play in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina.

Seniors Maria Fassi and Dylan Kim both shot 4-over 76’s and are tied for 52nd while junior Grace St-Germain counted a 77 and is tied for 67th overall. Senior Cara Gorlei rounded out the Razorback scores with an 81 and is tied for 84th.

Host No. 10 South Carolina shot a 2-under 282 and leads one of the toughest fields Arkansas faces this year. The rest of the top-5 includes No. 19 Florida State with 284, No. 13 Wake Forest at 285, No. 3 Duke with 289 and No. 56 LSU at 290.

From Shauna Taylor
We got out to a bit of a slow start today. We missed some balls in the wrong spots and it made it tough to get it up and down. This is a golf course that you have to hit it in the right places or it’s hard to score. We got out of position a couple times and it cost us some today. We have such a great group of players who have all of the tools and skills to help us climb that leaderboard and put us in a good position. I’m looking forward to getting back out there tomorrow. I’m really proud of Kaylee (Benton) today. She got out to a really hot start and really provided some good senior leadership.

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